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Cross sectional study estimating prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in community patients at risk

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2158 patients screened by case record reviews and questionnaires to identify subjects with evidence of heart…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ONOlav Wendelboe NielsenHeart Failure & Transplant

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Implication

High symptom prevalence in primary care rarely indicates LVSD; leaves open refined echo screening criteria for older adults.

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Population

2158 patients (≥50 years in two general practices and ≥40 years in one general practice) screened by case record reviews and questionnaires to identify subjects with evidence of heart disease.

Intervention

Screening by case record reviews and questionnaires followed by echocardiography

Outcome

Prevalence of signs and symptoms of heart failure (SSHF) defined by a modified Boston index, LVSD defined as LVEF ≤0.45, and numbers of subjects needing an echocardiogram to detect one case with LVSD

Signs and symptoms of heart failure are highly prevalent in primary care, but more than two thirds of these patients do not have left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

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Olav Wendelboe Nielsen (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73ea1546cd4472af69f58c https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.86.2.172

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Echocardiography

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Cross sectional study estimating prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in community patients at risk

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Cross sectional study estimating prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in community patients at risk

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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